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When it comes to your credit card bill, financial experts advise carrying a balance no higher than 8 percent of your gross household income - for the U.S. average of $50,303, that's around $300 a month. Of course, many Americans owe a lot more than that. In our latest global survey, though, respondents in ten countries report they're carrying even bigger balances than we are. In Italy, for example, 29 percent say they owe between one and six months' salary. In the Philippines, 22 percent admit they owe more than six months' salary. Only 10 percent of U.S. respondents said the same.
See complete results for all countries.
For more on the Around the World Survey, watch CNN International.
How Big Is Your Credit Card Bill See how the 16 countries we surveyed ranked according to their credit card balances, from lowest to highest.
Click below for more details about how people in each country answered our question.
Click below for more details about how people in each country answered our question. 
From July 13 to August 9, a 1-question online poll was placed on high-traffic websites in 16 countries (Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Spain, United Kingdom, United States). A total of 150 respondents in each country participated in the poll.
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